Lot To Unfurl Like This Pearl… Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

Lot To Unfurl Like This Pearl…



We used to meet to talk and roam
And talk still on the way back home.

A lot had she to say,
Sincerity and honesty all the way
Writ large in her large eyes
As I could well surmise,
An expert speaker,
In me she found a good listener.

One day I thought,
I too have in me a lot,
Let me also my story tell,
And wondered, what deep therein dwells,
What its depth and span,
Gathering courage I began…

I too was small,
‘When', she asked.
‘Way back' in long lost past', I said.
‘Hard to believe', she commented
‘What', I asked,
‘That you were small one day'.

I continued to trace,
I see many a scene,
Many a forgotten face,
Amidst utter loneliness within
I find me standing all alone,
Totally lost, from hills a stone….

And, and I lapsed in silence
At once feeling so tense,
No, there's nothing worth saying,
So empty, notso seems flowing,
As deep as I can peep
And we both fell in silence deep.

And not a word, nor feeling shy,
She picked up a tear from my eye,
And then looking at it
In wonderment a bit,
Said, ‘No, there's a lot to unfurl
Like this precious little pearl'.
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Narrative |33.03.2020|
Topic: love, romance

Sunday, March 29, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: love,romance
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I recall vaguely a short story I had read. The story is almost forgotten, but a portion of it had made a long impression. This poem seems inspired by it.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kumarmani Mahakul 29 March 2020

An inspiring composition on love and romance has been made by you. The story is much interesting. I like most lines are....As deep as I can peep / And we both fell in silence deep. Gorgeous work.

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Aniruddha Pathak 30 March 2020

And I notice in you a great attribute, dear poet KM, even a rather longish poem (in comparison) you are not dissuaded and choose to patiently read it before penning your comments. This is a rare quality. Thanks for the good words about the poem.

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Aniruddha Pathak

Aniruddha Pathak

Godhra - Gujarat
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